1999 - Sri Lanka - 1 Rupee
Sri Lanka Army - 50th Anniversary

A commemorative one rupee nickel plated steel coin was issued by the
Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 1999 October 18th to mark the 50th
Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army.

SPECIFICATIONS

Denomination

Rupees one

Alloy

Nickel plated steel

Diameter

25.4 mm

Thickness

2.0 mm

Weight

7.13 gms

Shape

Round

Edge

Grained

Die-Axis

0°

Issue BU

127,000

Mint

Royal,Wales

KM# 162

Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka Army
in above two crossed swords. The words "Sri Lanka Army" in Sinhala
appear in a banner below and the period 1949-1999 at the bottom.
The words GOLDEN JUBILEE appears in Tamil, Sinhala, and English at
the left side, top and right side along the periphery.
Reverse : To the left an artist's impression of a soldier holding a
child. On the left hand of the soldier a peace dove. The value
ONE RUPEE in Sinhala, Tamil and English to the right in
3 lines. SRI LANKA in Tamil, Sinhala, and English at the
left side, top and right side along the periphery. The year of issue
1999 is at the bottom.

The brilliant uncirculated coin enclosed in a circular hard plastic
coin holder is embedded in black velvet inside a white plastic 8.0cm
square box. The Emblem of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka printed in
black on top and in black on the white paper of the inside cover. An
unnumbered Certificate of Authenticity contains the specifications and
description in Sinhala, Tamil and English. The issue price (October
1999) in Sri Lanka Rs 150/- (US $2).

This limited commemorative coin was not issued for circulation at face
value. The very large primium relative to face was the largest for
any coin issue before then.

Also issued as a frosted Proof coin
to the same specification and metal which looks distictly
different. The BU coin is almost Proof-like but can be clearly
distinguished from the smooth surface of the image of soldier.

The coin was scaned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at
250 dpi. The commemorative coin was obtained from the Central Bank of
Sri Lanka.